Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenouda III dies

Egypt’s Coptic Christian Pope Shenouda III has died at the age of 88, state television has announced.

The leader of the Middle East’s largest Christian minority was reported to suffer from cancer that had spread to several organs.

Coptic Christians make up 10% of Egypt’s population of 80 million.

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One comment on “Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenouda III dies

  1. Ad Orientem says:

    Memory eternal!